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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Lyndon Johnson's began the act. it provides federal funds to help low-income students that results in educational programs like Title I and bilingual education. This allows all student of all backgrounds to have the opportunity to learn improving multicultural education. -
Bilingual Education Act
The Bilingual Education Act, also know as Title VII, becomes law, but in 2002 it is replaced by the No Child Left Behind Act. The act allows all children to learn regardless of their need. This allows students from different backgrounds and language barriers to receive the help they need to learn. -
Diana vs. California State Board
The case results in requiring children who are referred to special education placement be tested in their primary language. This allowed a more accurate depiction of what was occurring with the child. It also allowed students who come from different background to be tested to receive the help they actually did or did not need. -
Federal Judge Arthur Garrity orders busing
In attempts to achieve racial integration of public schools in Boston, busing is ordered and White parents protest. The busing would allow integration and creating a more multicultural education by introducing different backgrounds and cultures to all students. -
Plyer v. Doe
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that denying access to public education for undocumented school-age children violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. This allowed undocumented school age children to go to school and integrate their various cultural backgrounds and improve multicultural education. -
Emergency Immigrant Education Act
The act is enacted to provide services and reduce the costs for school districts that have a large number of immigrant students. This allowed every student an equal opportunity to learn and avoid being affected by large financial issues.More immigrant students were able to go to school and improve multicultural education through life experiences. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
A civil rights law that does not allow discrimination against those with disabilities in all areas, including education. This creates a safe space for all students especially within the multicultural community due to the fact that all cultures are affected by it. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990
,A comprehensive reform that is enacted. It increases annual immigration to 700,000 adding to the diversity of the nation and it's schools.By having the reform multicultural education is experienced by the entire country due to the various backgrounds of migrants that enter the U.S. -
The Improving America's Schools Act (IASA)
The act signed into law by President Bill Clinton.It increased funding for bilingual and immigrant education, provisions for public charter schools, drop-out prevention, technology in classrooms. This allowed all students from various social and cultural backgrounds to come together and learn. -
Minority becomes Majority
Minority students enrolled in K-12 public school classrooms outnumber non-Hispanic Caucasians. The increase and support to increase multicultural education for all students creates a shift in the students in schools.
